What happened here seems to be a variant of Poe’s Law, something like: "No matter what ridiculous things someone says sarcastically, there is someone else who says the same things, but is completely serious about them."
You really can’t blame people, who don’t know you at all, for not getting a joke, that could otherwise be a completely serious post. Had you said the same thing as a direct response to a newbie being demanding and ungrateful, it would have been a great joke, on its own, your intentions were not very clear.

Well, OK. I get that snark doesn’t always translate well online.

But if people don’t get the joke, or don’t think it’s funny, the response should be, I don’t know “I don’t get the joke” or “I don’t think it’s funny” or at best, “Are you serious? Adywan will finish when he’s ready”.

By going straight to exploding heads, hysteria, personal insults and name calling is just kind of lame, and probably why a lot of people avoid this thread. Though looking at the history of some of the people involved (i.e. TV’s Frink), it seems that some of you (and I mean that rhetorically) are perpetually jumping from one spat to the other, looking to be pissed off or annoyed.

And while I don’t post much, it’s not exactly like I’m new here. I’ve been registered for years and have commented from time to time.

Adywan, if you’re reading this, please forgive my attempt at dead pan humour. I was mostly just having a go at those who chronically complain about your progress. I thought I was just outrageous enough, and over the top enough, that it would be clear that my comments were snark (as far as I know there aren’t five official levels of demanding something).

I’m a huge fan. I’d heard about your SW Revisted for a while before I watched it, because I thought “how good can it be”. And I’m frankly bit of a SW purist so Harmy’s project had more natural appeal to me. But when I saw what you did I was stunned that a fan could produce something like that. And I saw so many details about the film I’d missed simply by watching with your changes text commentary. So many lovely tweaks you did, and I even didn’t have a problem with Duel of the Fates.
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Your work is nothing short of a miracle. Just please try to have it done by Friday.

Are you a socially isolated idiot or cynical first class douche? It’s one of the two…

Does anyone with that nic and accompanying pic really have any room calling anyone else a “socially isolated idiot”?

Let me help you out: name calling is blunt, lacks nuance and is seldom funny. If you think what you did and I did are the same thing, then I think you probably need to reconsider who the “socially isolated idiot” is.

Adywan, if you’re reading this, please forgive my attempt at dead pan humour. I was mostly just having a go at those who chronically complain about your progress. I thought I was just outrageous enough, and over the top enough, that it would be clear that my comments were snark (as far as I know there aren’t five official levels of demanding something).

I’m a huge fan. I’d heard about your SW Revisted for a while before I watched it, because I thought “how good can it be”. And I’m frankly bit of a SW purist so Harmy’s project had more natural appeal to me. But when I saw what you did I was stunned that a fan could produce something like that. And I saw so many details about the film I’d missed simply by watching with your changes text commentary. So many lovely tweaks you did, and I even didn’t have a problem with Duel of the Fates.

Your work is nothing short of a miracle. Just please try to have it done by Friday.

I’m ready to read page 1314 now. And I’m afraid I’m going to have to insist.

Is this serious, or a joke? I’m not convinced it’s a joke, but if it was, it was executed very poorly. We have people come in here all the time demanding crazy shit they think they’re entitled to, so excuse me for not assuming the best of you.

A bit of parting advice. Don’t force people to make posts just to move the pages forward on your timetable. The forum will move to the next page whenever the forum is ready, and not before. If you don’t like the speed at which this forum moves, and are anxious to get to the next page, you should create your own forum with shorter pages. And in 1080p.

though you know, one doeS woNder why this project is tAking so long. lucas made the empire strikes back in thRee years, then later released all three films on blu-ray at the same time. And those were in 1080p. so doing one of these 720p projects should be easy, though we’ll be lucKy to see them before episode IX.

Oh for crying out loud, I was mocking the people who come on here asking when Adywan’s, or Harmy’s, etc. release is and can they get it out ASAP before their uncle’s birthday or their sleepover on Saturday.

Some of you take yourselves way too seriously. And by some of you I mostly mean “TV’s Frink”.

If you aren’t a regular forum member with an established track record, you need to do a better job of making your jokes clear. I’m not convinced the original post was a joke, but if it was, it was executed very poorly. We have people come in here all the time demanding crazy shit they think they’re entitled to, so excuse me for not assuming the best of this guy.

I wonder if little Nicky’s a sock. His schtick seems awfully familiar.

I’m not a sock. I realise that I may have broken protocol a bit in bypassing both “anticipating” and “requesting” and going straight to insisting, and now demanding. But I felt it necessary given the interest in this project.

I regret having to take this step, and add extra pressure, but I don’t think I’m being unreasonable.

I’m considering upgrading from insisting that this projected be completed to demanding it. I don’t take this lightly, and realise it’s a big step ratcheting it up like this, but at this point I feel I may have no choice.

Attack of the Clones contains so many plot twists: the discovery that an entire star system was mysteriously erased from the Jedi Archives, the discovery that a clone army for the Galactic Republic was made in secret, the discovery that a deceased Jedi Master ordered the creation of the clone army, ect.

Finally got a chance to watch this…I enjoyed it immensely. In fact it’s safe to say it will become my go-to version of The Hobbit. Perfect for watching before a LOTR marathon.

The only thing I’d say I miss is the longer introduction of Beorn from the EE. The way they ended up in his house never made a lot of sense to me in the theatrical, it was bit jarring and given that you have limited options in transitioning from film 1 to 2, I think not including the extended intro makes it even more jarring than it needs to be. IMO the film flows, and works much better with the extended intro. Moreover, since Beorn plays a larger part in the books than the films, and since you’re trying to follow the book closer, I’m a bit surprised you did’t include this bit. It also makes the “pay off” of seeing him in the final battle a bit more satisfying. If you ever revist this it’s the one thing I’d love to see put back in.

I noted you also cut out the enchanted river in Mirkwood, which was also in the book. But I agree with your choice here. The scene is bizarre, bogs the story down, and photographed in such a way that it’s inconsistent with the rest of the films. So good call there.

The only thing you’ve included that I would have liked to have seen gone is Alfrid’s sucking up to Bard on the lake after Laketown is destroyed. Since you’ve cut most of Alfrid out anyway, this seems unnecessary.

That said, these are small complaints in what is a amazing fan edit. Well, more than that, a complete reimagining of the films that’s has increased my enjoyment of The Hobbit almost as much as the EE’s increased my enjoyment of LOTR. In fact other than Adywan’s work it’s the only fan edit I’ve bothered with, so well done.

There’s been some discussion of that already (not sure which page, but it’s in the thread) – it’s clear there’s some sort of vocalization before “just”, but it’s not clear (to me, at least) that it’s a word. I take it as a sort of semivocalized sigh, like a less distinct version of what Leia does in ROTJ before she says “It’s not like that. He’s my brother.” But it could also be an indistinct word. There’s a lot of stuff like that in these films, actually. But basically if I’m not 100% sure it’s even a word, I’m not subtitling it.

Basically, we had an “It’s just Luke”, a “No, just Luke”, and a “Heh, just Luke”. I’m inclined to the last one, but since the sentence works without anything there, it’s not terribly clear, and there’s some uncertainty about it, I just don’t subtitle the “Heh” at all.

Fair enough. I’m also inclined towards “It’s just Luke” (or, “That’s just Luke”), but simply leaving it as “Just Luke” seems like the best call.

BTW…I’m sure this has been asked many times before, but are there English .sup files timed to the SE BD’s available? Either full and/or w/alien dialogue? I’d like to use them for my mkv’s of the BD’s.

I’m with the Northampton Gazette, and we’re doing an article on local residents with disabilities who have managed to stay useful doing little hobbies such as yours. We’d be very interested in speaking with you about your “Star Wars Silver Derevisted Edition”.